WA's incoming high school juniors will be allowed to enroll in college courses this summer
This summer, Washington’s high schoolers will be able to get an even earlier start on college courses.
That’s because of a bill led by Sen. Brad Hawkins, R-Wenatchee, which expands the state’s popular Running Start program. Running Start has allowed Washington’s high school juniors and seniors to earn college credit tuition-free since the early 1990s.
Under Hawkins’ measure, incoming 11th graders will be allowed to take college courses and earn up to 10 credits over the summer. The legislation sailed through both legislative chambers and Gov. Jay Inslee signed it into law in late March.
“I’ve been calling my bill a ‘Walking Start to Running Start’ because it will ease students into their college experience, minimize their debt, and get them a bit closer to earning their degrees,” Hawkins said in March.
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